Tinā

Tinā (2025)

A woman grieving her daughter's death in the Christchurch earthquakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite private school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide inspiration and support.

Date of release
2025-02-27
TMDB
8.2 / 10 (18)
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Miki Magasiva

Casting

Interesting facts

Tinā is a 2024 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Miki Magasiva. It stars Anapela Polataivao as a dissatisfied substitute teacher, recently bereaved after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake killed her daughter. She begins to work at an elite private school and starts a student choir. The film premiered at the Hawaii International Film Festival on 8 October 2024, and was released in cinemas on 27 February 2025. This film marked Magasiva's directorial debut.

Production

Tinā was directed by Miki Magasiva, who also wrote the screenplay and served as a co-producer. This film marks his directorial debut. Zuzanna Biolik served as script supervisor and Annalise Holloway as script coordinator.

The film was a joint production between The Brown Factory and Tu Fa'atasi Films. It received funding from the New Zealand Film Commission, the New Zealand Screen Production Grant and NZ On Air. The film was shot on location between September and October 2023. Despite being set in Christchurch, it was also filmed in Auckland.

Other producers included Dan Higgins and Mario Gaoa, while Jamie Hilton and Victoria Dabbs served as co-producers. Gene Keelan served as line producer. Mike Dwyer served as casting director.

Andrew McGeorge served as cinematographer while Luke Haigh served as editor and Ana Miskell as production designer. Teuila Field served as first assistant director. Sacha Young served as costume designer while Vee Gulliver served as hair and makeup designer. Clare Burlington served as colourist.

The choir music was written and arranged by Tuilagi Dr. Igelese Ete, who previously worked on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Moana. Sebastien Pan served as composer while Anime Ramer served as music supervisor. David Squire was choir director.

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